How old are the ZR-1 owners? - Page 6 - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

WB9MCW · 10-12-2011

LOL that is great!!!

Bob Eyres · 10-14-2011

Hey, those dudes look too much like me for comfort.

Actually, it's a still from the new reality show "Whisker Wars Cannonball Run".

HAWAIIZR-1 · 10-14-2011

All I could think of is, "I thought ZZ Top didn't drive a Corvette?"

BigBlock 72 · 10-15-2011

I'm 51, bought our ZR-1 Jan 2010 when I was still 50. Drove it on Hiway 1 on a 3 day trip with my wife. I've wanted to take that drive since I was 19. Finally did it in style. I have 2 other Vettes both C3's - a 72 Big Block and a 74 350 - both "original motor" cars.

WB9MCW · 10-15-2011

Hi BigBlock 72 -- Welcome to the ZOO (our forum).

Post some photos in the "members rides" section of your ZR-1 and your C3's for us all to see.

WB9MCW · 10-16-2011

It doesn't look good for the future of the car. When we die off.

It is the same exact thing in my Ham Radio hobby.

Gen X and the the Digital Gen Y are more into their Smart Cell Phones and the Internet message and video services via computers than getting into the true "Wireless Radios" that need real antennas to communicate.

IMO with the new C6 looking much like all the other Hi-Po coups on the market we are witness to the blending of the Corvette into the mainstream.

I predict the day will come when the Vette and the Caddy and the Camero will all be about the same. We all know how the General likes to SHARE between the different models both in the past and no doubt in the future.

C'est la vie as the French would say!

THE FUTURE POLL OF ZR-1 OWNERS

BigBlock 72 · 10-16-2011

Thanks for the welcome. I added a few pics to my profile - the ZR-1 and the 72 Vette. The 74 is a project car at this point. I hope to get it back on the road soon.

Daniel_Mc · 10-16-2011

Quote:

Gen X and the the Digital Gen Y are more into their Smart Cell Phones and the Internet message and video services via computers than getting into the true "Wireless Radios" that need real antennas to communicate.

And I saw and replied to this on my phone

however I miss the days when there wasn't such easy access...

jrd1990zr1 · 10-17-2011

57 now but got my first ZR1 about 5 years ago.

I agree the Corvette has been a "boomer" phenomenon. In my opinion I think we have seen the peak for C-1s and C-2s as the boomers age. It is also possible that C-3s have peaked.

I think a C-4 like a ZR-1 has the respect of the younger crowd who realize what it represents. Because of the realitively low production #s the values of original low mileage ZR-1's will rebound in the next 5 years.

My $0.02.

ZONER 95 · 10-21-2011

Will turn 54 in a couple of weeks.....my ZR-1 arrives on Monday, first Corvette.....bought from 73 year old owner.....and my 18 yr old nephew thinks these cars are da'bomb!......spanning the generations!

View Poll Results: ZR-1 owners, what is your age group?
-20	1	0.18%
20-29	26	4.63%
30-39	108	19.25%
40-49	147	26.20%
50-59	143	25.49%
60+	136	24.24%
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10-12-2011	#1
WB9MCW Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: McHenry, Il. Posts: 6,607	Re: How old are the ZR-1 owners? LOL that is great!!! __________________ http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...9mcw/SIG-2.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/wb9mcw/vcm.gif "The Budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome will become bankrupt. People must again learn to work instead of living on public assistance." - Cicero, 55 BC " We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution." - Abraham Lincoln

10-14-2011	#2
Bob Eyres Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Jupiter, Fl. Posts: 815	Re: How old are the ZR-1 owners? Hey, those dudes look too much like me for comfort. Actually, it's a still from the new reality show "Whisker Wars Cannonball Run". __________________ "It's about the car, not the people." 1991 ZR-1 White/Black #1236 (Owner since 1994). Stock engine with bolt-ons: Hurst shifter,"Forced Air" intake, Coplon duct, Bee Cool Radiator, Demon coils, Jeal prom, Watson headers, X pipe, 3" B&B's, Rippie flywheel, 4:10 gears, A molds, Toyo Proxes-R888's 12.06@117mph. 1.76 60ft.

10-14-2011	#3
HAWAIIZR-1 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Japan Posts: 3,549	Re: How old are the ZR-1 owners? All I could think of is, "I thought ZZ Top didn't drive a Corvette?" __________________ Craig "ZR-1 NO KA 'OI" "ZR-1 ICHIBAN" 1995 #228 Black/Black with Dunn Heads ZR-1 owner since September 2003 ZR-1 Net Registry Founding Member #0074 NCM Lifetime Member #2048 Last edited by HAWAIIZR-1; 10-14-2011 at 07:34 AM.

10-15-2011	#4
BigBlock 72 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: AZ Posts: 5	Re: How old are the ZR-1 owners? I'm 51, bought our ZR-1 Jan 2010 when I was still 50. Drove it on Hiway 1 on a 3 day trip with my wife. I've wanted to take that drive since I was 19. Finally did it in style. I have 2 other Vettes both C3's - a 72 Big Block and a 74 350 - both "original motor" cars. Last edited by BigBlock 72; 10-15-2011 at 12:52 PM.

10-15-2011	#5
WB9MCW Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: McHenry, Il. Posts: 6,607	Re: How old are the ZR-1 owners? Hi BigBlock 72 -- Welcome to the ZOO (our forum). Post some photos in the "members rides" section of your ZR-1 and your C3's for us all to see. __________________ http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...9mcw/SIG-2.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/wb9mcw/vcm.gif "The Budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome will become bankrupt. People must again learn to work instead of living on public assistance." - Cicero, 55 BC " We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution." - Abraham Lincoln

10-16-2011	#6
WB9MCW Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: McHenry, Il. Posts: 6,607	Re: How old are the ZR-1 owners? It doesn't look good for the future of the car. When we die off. It is the same exact thing in my Ham Radio hobby. Gen X and the the Digital Gen Y are more into their Smart Cell Phones and the Internet message and video services via computers than getting into the true "Wireless Radios" that need real antennas to communicate. IMO with the new C6 looking much like all the other Hi-Po coups on the market we are witness to the blending of the Corvette into the mainstream. I predict the day will come when the Vette and the Caddy and the Camero will all be about the same. We all know how the General likes to SHARE between the different models both in the past and no doubt in the future. C'est la vie as the French would say! *THE FUTURE POLL OF ZR-1 OWNERS* __________________ http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...9mcw/SIG-2.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/wb9mcw/vcm.gif "The Budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome will become bankrupt. People must again learn to work instead of living on public assistance." - Cicero, 55 BC " We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution." - Abraham Lincoln Last edited by WB9MCW; 10-16-2011 at 09:34 AM.

10-16-2011	#7
BigBlock 72 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: AZ Posts: 5	Re: How old are the ZR-1 owners? Thanks for the welcome. I added a few pics to my profile - the ZR-1 and the 72 Vette. The 74 is a project car at this point. I hope to get it back on the road soon.

10-17-2011	#9
jrd1990zr1 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Delanson, NY Posts: 907	Re: How old are the ZR-1 owners? 57 now but got my first ZR1 about 5 years ago. I agree the Corvette has been a "boomer" phenomenon. In my opinion I think we have seen the peak for C-1s and C-2s as the boomers age. It is also possible that C-3s have peaked. I think a C-4 like a ZR-1 has the respect of the younger crowd who realize what it represents. Because of the realitively low production #s the values of original low mileage ZR-1's will rebound in the next 5 years. My $0.02. __________________ 1968 convertible Lemans Blue, 1986 coupe Medium Blue NCRS Top Flight (sold), 1990 ZR1 #2529 Red NCRS Regional and National Top Flight (sold), 1990 ZR1 #2124 Charcoal Metallic NCRS Top Flight 2010 & 2018, 2003 Anniversary Red Convertible (sold)

10-21-2011	#10
ZONER 95 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 197	Re: How old are the ZR-1 owners? Will turn 54 in a couple of weeks.....my ZR-1 arrives on Monday, first Corvette.....bought from 73 year old owner.....and my 18 yr old nephew thinks these cars are da'bomb!......spanning the generations!